Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel hit back at Donald Trump’s taunts of taking over by saying that his country would “fight until the very last drop of blood”
Cuba’s President has warned the country is “not afraid” of the US and ready to fight amid Donald Trump’s threats to takeover.
Miguel Díaz-Canel did not hold back over the taunts from the US President and said that Cuba was “getting ready” for a possible war with its neighbour.
Trump has been talking of military action in Cuba ever since ousting Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba.
That has led to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island.
But Díaz-Canel said the Caribbean country was willing to “fight until the very last drop of blood in order to defend our rights, our independence, and sovereignty”.
And he added in an interview with Sky: “We don’t want a war, but we’re not afraid of it, and we’re getting ready so we’re not surprised or defeated.”
The Cuban leader also claimed that the rhetoric from the Trump regime was designed to “frighten” and “destablise”.
He continued: “We are a peaceful country. We are not a threat to anyone. We provide a lot of solidarity to the world. Therefore, Cuba is not a country in conflict. We’re not a colony, we’re not going to give in our sovereignty or independence.
“Threats, the constant rhetoric of aggression against our country by the US Government, the almost daily expressions, which are part of a strategy of a media-driven intoxication and psychological warfare in order to frighten our country and destabilise our society, is an outrage and a front to the dignity of our people.”
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